Aplomado Falcon Similar Species Comparison

Adult

Individuals in the U.S. and northern Mexico have thicker breast bands that extend all the way across the breast. Note the long black-and-white tail and rusty lower belly.

Adult

Flies on long pointed wings. Note the barred underwings and long black-and-white tail.

Adult

When perched in a tree, tends to perch on the inner branches. Note the long tail that extends beyond the wings when perched.

Adult

A medium-sized falcon with a bold black-and-white facial pattern. Individuals in the Andes of South America tend to have darker backs and have a narrow, incomplete breast band.

Adult

Found in dry grasslands with mesquite or yucca.

Immature

Immatures are browner overall with streaking on the chest.

Adult

A lean and long-legged falcon that often hunts from the ground and drinks from small pools of water.

Adult

Adults are dark brown to slate blue above and tricolored below; a dark band separates the white or buffy chest from the rusty lower belly.

Immature

Note that the tail extends well beyond the wings when perched.

Juvenile

Adult

The underwing linings often appear dark at a distance. Hunts insects and birds in midair.